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1 cavare
take outdente take out, extractcavarsela manage, get by* * *cavare v.tr.1 ( togliere) to take* off, to remove; ( tirar fuori) to take* out, to pull out; ( estrarre) to extract, to dig out; to quarry: cavare un dente, to pull out a tooth; non sono riuscito a cavargli di bocca nemmeno una parola, I wasn't able to get a word out of him // farsi cavare un dente, to have a tooth out2 ( soddisfare) to slake: cavarsi la sete, to quench one's thirst // cavarsi una voglia, to satisfy one's wish3 ( ricavare) to get*, to obtain, to gain: da quell'individuo non si cava nulla di buono, he's good for nothing4 ( indumenti) to take* off5 cavarsela, to get off: se la cavò a buon mercato, he got off cheaply; se la sono cavata, ( non sono stati puniti) they got away with it.◘ cavarsi v.rifl. ( liberarsi) to free oneself; to get* out (of sthg.): cavare d'impaccio, to get out of trouble.* * *[ka'vare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (estrarre) to dig* (up), to pull (up) [patate, carote]; to extract, to pull out [ dente]; to draw* [ sangue]2) fig.2.verbo pronominale cavarsi1) (togliersi) to take* off [indumento, cappello]- rsi d'impaccio — fig. to get out of trouble
- rsi gli occhi — fig. to strain one's eyes
2) (soddisfare)-rsi la voglia (di qcs.) — to satisfy one's wish (for sth.)
3) cavarsela (sopravvivere) to pull through, to come* throughme la sono cavata con qualche graffio — I escaped o came out of it with only a few scratches; (riuscire)
cavarsela alla meno peggio — to muddle o struggle through
* * *cavare/ka'vare/ [1]1 (estrarre) to dig* (up), to pull (up) [patate, carote]; to extract, to pull out [ dente]; to draw* [ sangue]2 fig. non sono riuscito a cavarle di bocca una sola parola I couldn't get a (single) word out of herII cavarsi verbo pronominale1 (togliersi) to take* off [indumento, cappello]; - rsi d'impaccio fig. to get out of trouble; - rsi gli occhi fig. to strain one's eyes2 (soddisfare) -rsi la voglia (di qcs.) to satisfy one's wish (for sth.)3 cavarsela (sopravvivere) to pull through, to come* through; me la sono cavata con qualche graffio I escaped o came out of it with only a few scratches; (riuscire) cavarsela alla meno peggio to muddle o struggle through; cavarsela con i motori to know one's way around an engine; se l'è cavata bene he came off well. -
2 muro
m (pl also le mura) wallmuro del suono sound barrierfig mi ha messo con le spalle al muro he'd got my back against the wallle mura f pl (city) walls* * *1 wall; barrier (anche fig.): muro a secco, dry (o dry-stone) wall; muro di cinta, boundary (o enclosure) wall; muro di confine, party wall; muro di mattoni, brick wall; muro divisorio, partition wall; muro esterno, outer wall; muro maestro, main wall; armadio a muro, built-in cupboard; orologio a muro, wall clock; ( pallavolo) fare muro, to block; (aer.) muro del suono, sound barrier; abitare muro a muro, to be next-door neighbours; muro del pianto, ( a Gerusalemme) wailing wall; muro di Berlino, Berlin wall; battere la testa contro un muro, to bang one's head against a (brick) wall; essere con le spalle al muro, to have one's back to the wall; mettere qlcu. al muro, to put s.o. up against a wall; parlare al muro, to talk to the wall; parlava al muro, his words fell on deaf ears; scontro muro contro muro, (fig.) eyeball to eyeball confrontation; puntare i piedi al muro, to dig one's heels in; un muro di nebbia, a wall of fog; un muro di silenzio, di odio, a wall of silence, of hatred // i muri hanno orecchie, (prov.) walls have ears2 pl. walls: le mura della città, the town walls; assalire le mura di una città, to storm the walls of a city; cingere di mura una città, to build a wall around a city; fuori ( del) le mura, outside the walls // le mura domestiche, home // chiudersi tra quattro mura, to shut oneself up* * *['muro]1. sm(anche), fig wallchiudere qc con un muro — (campo, giardino) to build a wall around sth
mettere al muro — (fucilare) to shoot o execute (by firing squad)
2.chiudersi fra quattro mura fig — to shut o.s. up at home
3.* * *['muro] 1.sostantivo maschile1) wallun muro di mattoni, di pietra — a brick, stone wall
armadio a muro — built-in wardrobe o cupboard
2) sport (pallavolo) block3) fig.2.un muro d'acqua, di nebbia — a wall of water, fog
sostantivo femminile plurale murafuori, entro le -a — beyond, within the city walls
•muro di Berlino — stor. Berlin Wall
••è come parlare al o a un muro it's like talking to a brick wall; mettere al muro qcn. (fucilare) to shoot sb.; mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro to have sb. up against the wall; essere con le spalle al muro to have one's back to the wall; i -i hanno orecchie — walls have ears
* * *muro/'muro/I sostantivo m.1 wall; un muro di mattoni, di pietra a brick, stone wall; armadio a muro built-in wardrobe o cupboard; orologio a o da muro wall clock2 sport (pallavolo) blockII mura f.pl.2 (fortificazioni) le antiche -a della città the old walls of the city; fuori, entro le -a beyond, within the city wallsè come parlare al o a un muro it's like talking to a brick wall; mettere al muro qcn. (fucilare) to shoot sb.; mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro to have sb. up against the wall; essere con le spalle al muro to have one's back to the wall; i -i hanno orecchie walls have ears\ -
3 piede sm
['pjɛde]1) (gen) footavere i piedi piatti — to have flat feet, be flat-footed
essere o stare in piedi — to stand, be standing
alzarsi in piedi — to get to one's feet, stand up
ai piedi della montagna/del letto — at the foot o bottom of the mountains/of the bed
da capo a piedi — from head to foot, from top to toe
2) (di mobile) leg, (di lampada) base3)piede di porco Tecn — crowbar, (per forzare serrature) jemmy Brit, jimmy Am, Culin pig's trotter
4) Metrica foot5)avere tutti ai propri piedi — to have the world at one's feetlevarsi o togliersi dai piedi — to get out from under sb's feet
a piede libero Dir — on bail
mettere qc in piedi — (azienda) to set sth up
prendere piede — (teoria, tendenza) to gain ground, catch on
su due piedi — (rispondere, accettare) on the spot, at once
tenere in piedi — (persona) to keep on his (o her) feet, (fig : ditta) to keep going
non sta in piedi — (persona) he can't stand, (fig : scusa) it doesn't hold water
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4 piede
sm ['pjɛde]1) (gen) footavere i piedi piatti — to have flat feet, be flat-footed
essere o stare in piedi — to stand, be standing
alzarsi in piedi — to get to one's feet, stand up
ai piedi della montagna/del letto — at the foot o bottom of the mountains/of the bed
da capo a piedi — from head to foot, from top to toe
2) (di mobile) leg, (di lampada) base3)piede di porco Tecn — crowbar, (per forzare serrature) jemmy Brit, jimmy Am, Culin pig's trotter
4) Metrica foot5)avere tutti ai propri piedi — to have the world at one's feetlevarsi o togliersi dai piedi — to get out from under sb's feet
a piede libero Dir — on bail
mettere qc in piedi — (azienda) to set sth up
prendere piede — (teoria, tendenza) to gain ground, catch on
su due piedi — (rispondere, accettare) on the spot, at once
tenere in piedi — (persona) to keep on his (o her) feet, (fig : ditta) to keep going
non sta in piedi — (persona) he can't stand, (fig : scusa) it doesn't hold water
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